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Argonne study finds BEVs can have lowest scheduled maintenance costs, but highest cost of driving

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The study considers five different powertrains (internal combustion engine, hybrid-electric, plug-in hybrid-electric, fuel-cell-electric, and battery-electric) and 12 cost components (purchase cost, depreciation, financing, fuel, insurance, maintenance, repair, taxes, registration fees, tolls and parking, payload capacity and labor).

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Baker Institute report: China has positioned itself as a gatekeeper to the energy transition; nickel case study

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The global push to convert the world to electric vehicles will cause supply chain complexities that could undermine the alternative energy transition in the United States, according to a new report from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy. The detailed report— Need Nickel?

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AMPLY Power and AECOM partner to bolster bus electrification for transit agencies

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To facilitate moving fleets from pilot stage to full adoption, we believe this partnership offers what a fleet operator requires, from design and financing to fleet charging infrastructure implementation and management. —Andrew Bui, AECOM Vice President National Transportation Innovation Lead.

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15 Graphs That Explain the State of AI in 2024

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Another chart in the report shows that most of that private investment in generative AI is happening in the United States. However, another chart in the report shows that consistency is lacking: Developers are testing their models against different benchmarks, making comparisons harder.

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Tesla (TSLA) Q1 2021 earnings results: $10.39B in revenue, beats with $0.93 EPS

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Tesla’s strong Q1 results were due in part to the accelerating Model Y ramp in the United States and the production push for the Model 3 and Model Y in Gigafactory Shanghai. In comparison, Wall Street expected Tesla’s Q1 2021 revenue to be at $10.29 Credit: Tesla. in the first quarter. Net cash outflow was listed at $1.2

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The Case for Nuclear Cargo Ships

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The IMO’s previous goal was a 50 percent reduction by 2050 in comparison with 2008 levels. Based on the number of players in the United States that are quite far advanced in their development, like TerraPower, my rough guess is that in 10 years we will see the first commercial civilian vessel with [next-generation] nuclear power,” says Lien.

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Wanxiang and GreatPoint Energy close $1.25B deal for 1 Tcf/year coal-to-natural-gas plant in Xinjiang; Sinopec to purchase output, building pipeline to east

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billion from Wanxiang to finance and construct the first phase of a coal-to-natural gas facility that ultimately will have an annual production capacity of one trillion cubic feet (1 Tcf) (30 billion cubic meters) per year. In the United States, Wanxiang owns or controls 29 companies and has nearly 6,000 employees.

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